History of takotsubo syndrome: Is the syndrome really described as a disease entity first in 1990? Some inaccuracies

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 736-737

  Y Hassan, Shams ^a   Yamasaki, Keita ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apical ballooning; Broken heart; Neurogenic stunned myocardium; Takotsubo

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; MENTAL STRESS; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLASSIFICATION; HISTORY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84892674410     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.183     Document Type: Article

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